Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

13 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Incredibly well written. One of few books that has made me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide attempt

saskiajva's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

At it’s heart, this is a beautiful and poignant story of a girl struggling with depression and suicidal ideation, finding her way back to herself. Finding ways to feel the love and beauty she’s already surrounded with that she has not been able to feel for so long, accepting herself, finding how to finally live for yourself and no one else. Finding hope amidst despair, and learning how to let others in. It’s about a love story for the ages, one that feels like it might just withstand the end of the world. 

I originally picked it up after having it recommended on Facebook as “a book that will rip your heart out and have you sobbing”. And while it is want nearly as devastating as i had expected and hoped, i think it will be heartbreakingly beautiful and hopeful for people who resonate with the main character more. This book is for people who feel an unending abyss of pain, one that feels like it has no beginning or end, no rhyme or reason, no way out. For the people that don’t know how to love themselves, who feel shunned by their families, their communities, and their religion. The ending was not what i expected, and while i originally felt like it wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped, i think the author did an amazing job staying true to her characters and was so thoughtful and careful about the messages she wanted to send about depression and suicide. About needing yourself just as much as you need others. 

I loved every character in this book, and each story has so much to say about love, family (found and born), and happiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Death

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Suicide

Be warned, this book will probably make you cry more then once. It is a beautiful story about pain, hope and love, not only others but also self love. It's a story about the light in our darkest moments. I personally really enjoy the writing style and use of flashbacks to give even more insights on the character's relationships and past. Those were the perfect addition to the story and as interesting as the main part of it, neither their content nor how much they appeared distracted from the main story or was boring. While I was reading the novel I felt like I was there with them and it definitely pulled me in. The diverse cast made me personally really happy and I think shows a beautiful represantation for the LGBTQIA+ community. I loved everything about it and can't wait for more books from this author.

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment and Gun violence

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cursing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Blood, Racism, and Sexism

micaelacccc's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit this book ruined me. But also means so much to me, I can't stand it, it's beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Biphobia, Suicide, Death, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

itzme's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Cursing, Alcohol, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, and Cancer

123iloveyouiloveyou's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

trussell12's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Homophobia

lycangrrl's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Violence, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Main character has suicidal thoughts throughout the book and attempts suicide at the beginning of the book, however the the warning of completed suicide is only in reference to MCs aunt.